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Monday, May 4, 2015

A Mailbox Makeover

This project was a loooong time coming. As a matter of fact, I blogged about wanting to fix up our mailbox here, almost 4 years ago (!!!). But you know how it is--projects like these tend to sit around for a while, even if you have good intentions. And we totally did. We even had a new mailbox and post down in our basement. Sheesh. So we had no excuse. It's funny how that sometimes we need a little kick in the pants to get goin' on a project such as this.

So that was all the motivation I needed to get crackin'. That same day, I lifted the post out of the ground way too easily and got to work.

We bought this already-constructed post at Lowe's a couple years ago, intending to add some more interest to it by "beefing" it up. Mitch started, but then other projects became priority. He added some cedar to the pressure-treated post and called it a day. We also bought the post "cap" to add a little extra to it.

I originally wanted to paint the post white, but I don't want any upkeep (shoot, once this project was done, I wanted it to stay that way!) so I decided to stain it instead. I used leftover stain from our butcherblock counters (Minwax Walnut).

Mitch cut a piece of pressure-treated wood and attached it to the post so the mailbox could be screwed into it.

And liquid nailed the cap to the post (we still might add a couple nails to it just in case).

I planted some flowers, added some numbers and just like that, we have a mailbox that received the attention it so desperately deserved.

We also added a cute little solar lantern to the back :)

Ahh...much better!!

So what does your mailbox look like? Is it in need of "some attention?" Guys, this was a super quick and easy update that really makes a big impact. Makes me wonder why we waited so long to do it!

In other exciting, non-mailbox related news, come check out a blog post I wrote for Mitch's company--Golden Barrel. I'm going to be blogging over there a few times a month. I'd love for you guys to follow along! (Follow their Instagram account here.)

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Hey! I'm Kat

Married to a sexy beast of a man (Mitch), mom to three sweet (and sometimes obnoxious) boys, and a so-so housewife who is totally NOT a neat freak. We're slowly transforming our little white rancher into the home of our dreams in Lancaster County, PA. This is where we spill the beans on all our renovations, thrifty finds, and some finger-lickin' good recipes with a bunch of random stuff in between. Welcome! Hope you stick around for a while.